Before I Knew
50. Jealous
Dean entered the common room and quickly found Seamus seated in front of the fireplace with his Charms book in his lap. Dean went over to him and sat down.
"You won't believe what just happened," he said.
Seamus made a noise to show that he'd heard Dean but didn't look up. from his textbook
"I was just snogging with Ginny – " Seamus slightly tore the page he'd been turning. " – when Ron and Harry walked in on us. I think she's having a row with Ron right now."
"Cool," Seamus muttered as he repaired the page he'd ripped and kept reading.
Dean frowned. "Are you mad at me because I made Chaser to replace Katie?"
"No, I'm – "
"You are!" Dean exclaimed, getting to his feet. "Y'know, Shay, out of everyone I expected at least you to support me."
Seamus looked up at him. "Dean – "
"You're jealous that I'm a better flyer than you and that I have a girlfriend," Dean snapped. "Aren't you?"
"Why would I be jealous about Ginny?" Seamus asked defensively. "Oh, ye landed yeself a nice, vapid redhead. Good on ye mate," he said sarcastically.
"Don't talk about her like that," Dean growled.
"Don't tell me what to do!"
Their fight was attracting some stares, but not because of the yelling. People yelled at each other in the common room all the time. What people were surprised about was the fact that it was Dean and Seamus yelling at each other: the inseparable duo, the tiresome twosome, the two halves of a whole.
"I don't even know who you are anymore, Shay," Dean said darkly before retreating to the boys' staircase.
"Well maybe if ye actually spent some time with me ye'd know!" Seamus called angrily over his shoulder before burying his face in his textbook. He'd gotten the last word, but instead of feeling triumphant, he just felt awful.
